Collapsible barrel.



E. C. SCIIREINER.

coLLAPslBLE BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 5| I9I5 l Y Patent-ed May15g1917.

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, E. c. SCHREINER.

coLLAPslBLE BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. E. 19H5.

1,226,018. y 1 Patentedmayl, 1917;

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lll if Ir ERNST C. SCHREINER, 0F TOLEDO, OHIO.

y coLLArsIBLE BARREL.

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To allfwkom t may concern.' r A Be it known that I, ERNST C. SCHREINER,a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in the countyof Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and usefulCollapsible Barrel; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lthecharacters of reference marked thereon, which form a part `of thisspecilication.

My invention relates lto collapsible receptacles, and it particularlyrelates to collapsible barrels. my invention are particularlyof value-for containing articles or material which are to be transported andupon reaching its destinationmay be emptiedl and may thenbe collapsed orfolded into a relative small package r volume to be returned to theshipper.r

The invention may be contained in many forms of packing cases andconstructions usable for different purposes, all of-which come withinthe purview of my lclaims hereinafter appended. To show thepracticability of my invention I have selected one of such constructionsas an example and shall describe it hereinafter. The constructionselected is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of acollapsible barrel which I have selected for illustrative pur poses.Fig. 2 illustrates a sectional view of the top or bottom cover of thebarrel. Fig. t?? illustrates a detail also illustrated in section inFig. 2. Fig. 4 illustrates -either end view of the collapsible barrelwhen the same has been? folded. A Fig. 5 illustrates a lreinforcir'rgbandwhich is located, one at thevtop andthe other at the bottom of thebarrel. Fig. 6 illustrates the manner in Y `which either end cover ofthe. barrel Vis locked to the reinforcing band and to the barrel body. fl

1, Fig. 1, is the barrel body, which is formed of staves. yThestaves arebellied and provided with beveled side edges in the manner Well known inthe art of barrel making. All vbut four of the barrel staves areconnected together Vby the chains 3 which- -surround the barrel body.Two of the re- The constructions containingv vSpecication of LettersPatent. v Patented May 115, 11.917. Application mea January e, i916.sentarme. 70,659.

' maining staves 4 are disposed on the side of and the barrel oppositethe remaining two, are bound with the staves 2 when the barrel is open,asshown in Fig. l. The chains 3 are formedof links 5 which have a lengthsubstantially the width ofthe staves. They are rectangular in form, thecentral portion of each link is transverse the main portion of the linkand forms a pivot pin for the adjoining link. The ends of the links arelocated in proximity to the edges of the staves so that the staves arethus hinged together by means of the links of thek chains. l linksfaresecured to the staves 2in any suitable way, such as by the staples.

The staves 4 of each pair are hinged together by means of the hinge hl0located centrally with respectto the length of the staves. They are alsosecured to the staves 2 by means Aof pairs of chains llV which arelocated Within'the barrel. The ends of the chains 1l are secured to thestaves 4 cen` The 4. When the staves 4 are 1n open position,

that is, sition not only the chains 3.

by the hinges 1Q but also by kin barrel form, they" are held in po- Theends of the stavesaregrooved in the l usual manner, forming a continuousgroove 38 around the edges of the barrel. The barrels may be providedwith suitable iitting covers which ft into the groove 38'. The ends ofthe barrel may also be 2 bound by hoopsor bands 20 which will hold the\ends of the staves `in position. The staves will thus be tightly securedbetween the iittingcover and the bands 20.

rlhe barrels may also be` provided wlth collapsible covers.

ble vand readily removable, and cooperate to clampihe staves of thebarrel. The cov-l In the form of the rvention shown, the covers are madecollapsihas some play, to allow7^ for the non-axial alinement of thepivot pin 31 and the pintles of the hinges 27. Then the arm 29 is liftedit lifts with it parts 25 and thus reduces the. width of the covermeasured in the direction of the arm 29, whereupon the cover 21 may beeasily removed. y

In order to prevent the partsv 25 and 26 which are not connected to thearm 29 from beingpushed down into the barrel when the cover is insertedin the barrel, there is provided a strip 35 which is secured to theparts 26. To the one part-26 it is securely fastened to prevent relativemovement between the part 26`and the strip 35, while to the` other part26 it is so secured that there may be relative longitudinal movementsbetween the part 26 and the strip 35. It may be secured to one part 26by means of the bolt 36 which extends through the slot 37, formed in thestrip 35, thus permitting the requisite longitudinal movements of thepart 26 relative to the strip 35. 'When the arm 29 is pushed down thepart 26 will slide along the strip 35 and in the same plane that theother part 26 is located. It will thus enter in the groove 38 formed inthe ends of the staves ofthe bar-rel without bellyingv into the bar.-rel.- The arm 29 coacting with the parts'of the cover21 and the bands`20 will thusv turned over the pin 41 so as to engage the pin and holdthe arm 29 down, and consequently the cover, in binding position. Uponopening the barrel the hook may be turned back and the arm 29 lifted,which n will pull the parts 25 out of the plane of y the cover, and draw.the parts 26 toward each other. whereupon the cover may be lifted fromthe barrel. Y

Each band 20 may also be provided with inwardly extending lips or leaves45. rIhey' extend over the edges of the barrel and down into theinterior of the barrel, and below the groove 38. The leaves 45 are alsoprovided with grooves 46 which fit into the grooves 38 located at theends of the barrel. The leaves 45 are also provided with flanges 47which extend inward and at right angles to the downwardly 'extendingportions of the leaves 45. The flanges 47 form stops against which thecovers21 may be placed in closing the barrel. The leaves 45 may also beprovided with holes 48 and the parts 26 may be provided with pins 49which. when the covers 21 are closed will enter the holes 48 andpenetrate the staves located on opposite sides of the barrel. The pinsand the grooves in the barrel and leaves will thus coperate with thecover and bands to lock the parts ofthe barrel together.

I'Vhen the barrel is collapsed the covers 21 4may be inserted inthebands 20, and the being secured to a stave by means of a staple 51, andthe'other end by means-of a hook 52 located on the opposite side of thebarrel. After the covers 21 and the' hoops 2O are placed within thecollapsed barrel the chains 50 may be secured across the ends of thebarrel by hooking one end of each chain on to the hook 52. This willkeep the covers and hoops within the barrels for reshipping thecollapsed barrel.

-The construction selected and described may be greatly modified in thearrangement and manufacture of its parts and in the substitution ofelements having equivalent functions, and suchmodiicationsmay be usedfor many varied purposes and still contain theinvention.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is,-

1. A lcollapsible barrel having staves hinged together at their .outerends for outward hinged movements relative to each other, and pairs ofstaves having hinges i connecting together-the staves of each pair j forinward hinged movements relative to -each other and relative to staves.

the rst named 2.. In a collapsible barrel, a plurality of staves hingedtogether at points along their edges. for outward movement of adjoiningstaves, two-pairs of staves located in diametrically oppositepositions-relative to the barrel, each pair Vof staves hinged together,and flexible members for connecting the staves of each pair to the firstnamed staves adjoiningthe said pairs of staves.

` 3. In a collapsible barrel, a plurality of staves, two pairs of staveslocated indiametrically opposite positions relative to the barrel, apair of chains, the links ofthe chains havin lengths substantially thesame as the wldth of the staves and secured only to the first namedstaves, the pairs of diametrica-lly positioned staves being hingedtogether, and flexible means for connecting the staves 'of the pairs tothe adjoining staves of the barrel.

4. In a. collapsible barrel, a plurality of staves, two pairs of staveslocated in diametrically opposite positions relative to the barrel, apair of chains, the llnks of the chains having lengths substanti .1lythe same as the width of the staves and secured only to the rstmentioned staves, the pairs of diametrically positioned 'staves beingvhinged together, a flexible means for connecting the staves of the pairsto the adjoining staves of the barrel, and metal bands surrounding theoutside of the ends l of the barrel.

p 5. In a collapsible barrel, a plurality of -staves, two pairs ofstaves located indiametrically opposite positions relative to thebarrel, a pair of chains, the links of the necting the staves of thepairs to the adjoining staves of the barrel, metal bandssurrounding theoutside ofthe ends of the barrel and having inwardly extending lips forengaging the top of the barrel, and means for locking the band relativeto the staves.

6. In a collapsible barrel, a plurality of staves, two pairs of staveslocated in diametrically opposite positions relative to the barrel, apair of chains, the links of the chains having lengths substantially thesame as the width of the staves and secured to the first named staves,the pairs of dia metrically positioned staves being hinged together,flexible means for connecting the staves of the pairs to the adjoiningstaves of the barrel, metal bands surrounding the outside of the ends ofthe barrel, and means for securing said bands within the barrel when thesame is collapsed.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification.

ERNST C. SCHREINER.

